Chapter 38

CHAPTER 38

|| Ethan's POV ||

An entire week had passed ever since the fight happened between Ares and Savannah They stopped seeing one another after Ares returned from that nearby city. He refused to speak about them and everyone including Aria chose to stay quiet. Talking about Aria, we became close after she criminal my arms that night. I meant it when I told her that I would take responsibility for her child. But she just laughed out, assuming that it was just a verbal consolation from me.

How could I prove to her that I was all serious about her?

At least, we had some common time, spending time together, er and thanks to her brat boyfriend who gave us this chance of getting closer. Now, Aria wanted me to investigate Lucas. It didn't take much while to figure out what was happening in Lucas's life. That boy lived in the nearby community of my best friend. I just had to treat him bucket meals to gain all the information from him. He just told me yesterday that Lucas was indeed a good man but recently, he had entered into a new friend circle. Most of them were famous for having a bad reputation. No wonder, their influence turned him bad.

Sucking in a deep breath, I was waiting in my car for Aria who decided to pay an unexpected visit to Lucas's house. Aria kept everything hidden from Ares as he was already disturbed after Savannah's disappearance from the house. Whenever Ares was around, he looked extremely pissed off.

Soon after, I heard the door buzzing open with Aria storming off on my way. I exhaled a heavy breath, and couldn't stop staring at her face.

How could someone always look so beautiful?

She didn't wear anything special. A pair of skinny jeans, and a black shirt were her regular attire but the aura of elegance that she gave off made my heart accelerate always. I jerked snapping out of my dazed thoughts to look somewhere else. I didn't want her to catch me, staring at her beauty. She might tag me as a ' pervert' o

" Let's go, brother Ethan!", Aria mumbled hurriedly, slipping inside my car. I let out a growl inside my chest, wishing that I could just shut her mouth with a kiss.

How many times did I ask her to stop calling me ' brother?'

I mean, it was annoying. Who would appreciate his liking a person calling him 'brother'? No one,

Keeping those thoughts, I followed her inside the car and noticed the fear on her face, the fear of breaking her heart. She didn't even believe me when I told him the truth about Lucas. Instead of someone's words, she wanted to watch everything all by herself.

As I started to drive off, Aria asked nervously,

" Can I put some music, brother Ethan?"

I bit my lips together fiercely. That one single word was enough to destroy my entire mood. A bit annoyed, I startled her with my answer,

" No!"

Her eyes partially dialed disbelief before I continued, letting out a helpless exhale,

" Stop calling me, brother. I told you already!"

Her cheeks blushed slightly before she gave me her low hum response. Her voice was like a sweet melody to my ears, humming in the air,

"It.....han...Can I?"

I bit the corner of my lips to prevent myself from grinning. Nodding my head earnestly, I replied fast,

" That's like it. You can do anything."

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I wished the moments lasted longer. We were enjoying some good melodies al Lucas's community. Aria was much calmer and I was glad that our nonsense talk had put some ease on her. She was seeming utterly scared to arrive at his place. Probably because she was carrying another life now. Her mood shifted quite often as I noticed this past week.

Pregnancy Hormones!

Loud music surfaced in thin e air when I parked my car, ahead of Lucas's house. Aria furrowed staring at the way in puzzled emotions. I heard that Lucas was a good student who preferred studying everything. Perhaps, using such high volumes never suited his character which was why, Aria was surprised.

I shot her an assuring look, ready to console her whenever she needed me,

" Are you okay?"

Aria hummed before mumbling something with a soft sigh,

" Yeah.....t's just..Lucas never used to hear loud music.....t now, it is coming from his apartment."

Oh hell! No wonder!

To ease her emotions, I reasoned nervously, already anticipating the bad mentally,

" Maybe..he is just in a mood. Let's go to check on m, shall we?"

Aria gave me a small nod before placing a hand on her stomach. Her little action didn't miss my observation and I swallowed the painful lump in my throat. There was a baby of her and Lucas.

What if it was my baby n, not his? I would have gone head over in heels to make her the happiest woman on earth probably.

Aria's voice snapped me out of my thoughts,

" Let's head inside straight!"

The music got louder with our proximity to his apartment. I wished that his neighbors could beat his ass hard for polluting the air. Aria was one step forward from me, hesitating to knock at the door. That brat didn't visit her for days and here, he was throwing some party where his child's mother was anxious over the pregnancy.

How could he call himself a man?

" Lucas..", Aria took his name and pushed open the door at the same time to enter. It was unlocked, left abandoned just like that. As soon as we peered inside the house, not only Aria but I gaged my eyes at the scene before pulling it over somewhere else.

Man, was it real?

Lucas had a brunette on his top, trying to rip off her panties. I could feel the atmosphere getting heavier and soon, Lucas let out a loud curse, throwing the brunette from his lap. He breathed his words out audibly,

" Aria.."

I looked down at Aria who was too stunned to say anything. I saw the girl, getting broken inch by inch after coming with so many hopes for a better future. Her silence scared me but I was clueless about how to react to this situation. Then Aria's cracked voice sounded clear,

" So..... was real...This is your busy schedule, Lucas?"

Lucas stormed forward, appearing guilty in my eyes. Maybe, he was really under bad influence because a part of me believed that he was sincere to Aria from the beginning. Lucas muttered trying to get hold of Aria's hands which she dismissed ruthlessly,

" Aria.., I was just playing off..... it isn't real.."

Aria shook her head calmly, tears falling from her eyes silently. Trust me, I wished to break his mouth but it wasn't my place to interfere. Aria blurted her words out, angry and too broken,

" I.....thought that we could still work out for our baby, Lucas but you..you just disappointed.."

Lucas widened his eyes, his momentum getting darker instantly,

" Wait..you mean that you are pregnant?"

He spoke before laying his eyes on her stomach. His eyes didn't carry any excitement of routing a daddy soon. Aria nodded her head heavily and Lucas just spit another curse, groaning grumpily,

" Why didn't you inform me earlier? Damn, Aria! We could have gotten rid of this problem right away."

My gaze hardened at this sadistic bastard and Aria finally reacted by stepping closer,

" What do you mean, Lucas? You want me to abort the baby?"

Lucas admitted without hesitation, letting out a frustrated growl,

" Of course! Who would want a baby at this age? Besides..I..."

SLAP!

I jolted at my place, staring up at Aria whose tears didn't stop for a second. Biting her lips together, she yelled at Lucas's face consecutively,

" You are a monster, Lucas. How can you kill your child? Why was I so stupid to trust your bullshit lies? I was worrying for our baby and future. Here, you are fucking some whores."

Lucas sneered, shooting a meaningful glare at my face,

" I see, you are fucking a male whore too."

My fists clenched, aching to blow his head out but Aria retorted sharply, stunning me for the first time,

" You know what Lucas? At least, this male whore is better than a father like you. He didn't want this child to be killed like you. Enjoy your ass with this fuck whore from today onwards because we are over. I don't want any toxic person in my child's life."

With her last words, Aria turned around to grab my hands, dragging me outside of his noisy apartment. Her words still buzzed in my head but at the same time, my admiration for this girl was lifted twice before. Even at this young age, she chose motherhood over her life. That day, I realized that I fell for her too hard beyond repair.